Podcast Length: 12:29 “Who am I?” Now there’s an age-old philosophical question. Once upon a time, in an alternate universe, I was the perfect Peter Pan type: a sprightly, high-spirited tomboy belting out, “I Gotta Crow!” And, if it wasn’t for a few...
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Podcast Length: 4:19 There’s a common assumption in the talent industry that can easily trip up an actor by limiting your skills and therefore your employment opportunities. It’s the idea that you must dramatically alter your approach to act for voiceover,...
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Move over, Christmas! You don’t hold a monopoly on amazing seasonal movies. In fact, one of the things I like best about autumn is the scores of amazing movies leading up to Halloween. What does this have to do with voice acting? Frankly, directors use pop...
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Podcast Length: 8:41 “The Revolution shall NOT be televised,” as Gil Scott-Heron famously said. When it comes to the backstory that provoked the dual WGA (Writer’s Guild of America) and SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and...
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Podcast Length: 8:35 Okay, granted voiceover demos haven’t been accepted in audio cassette format for more than twenty years now. Nevertheless, technology prevails as the key component that drives much of the changes we will likely continue to encounter in...
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Need a great dramatic series to binge and get comfortably lost in while the Writer’s and Actor’s Strike wages on? Well, as we’ve long maintained, wherever we direct our thoughts ultimately impacts our imagination and, as a result, impacts our performance as...
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What are the odds of ‘making it’ as a voice actor? Let’s assume you have a work ethic that won’t quit, and everyone says you have a remarkable voice. That’s as good a place to begin as any. However, you can have all the talent in the world, but it’ll die on...
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Podcast Length: 8:24 How many auditions do you imagine it takes to land a single voiceover job? Five? Ten? Twenty? There must be an average. There is, but it’s likely to be a great deal more than you might think. Your professional reputation as a voice...
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Podcast Length: 14:15 As Actors’ SOUND ADVICE, we strongly encourage all non-union voice talent to apply some basic union policies and standards to their voiceover careers to achieve the best, most professional results in their careers. For one, we want to...
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Podcast Length: 10:27 Whether you’re a SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild & American Federation of Television & Radio Artists) member or not, you probably heard the American actor’s union has joined with the Writer’s Guild (WGA) in an historic strike...
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Actors' Sound Advice Podcast:
The Two Prominent Approaches to Voiceover in the States